HOLIDAY CONSIDERATIONS - Covance

1 2010-2021 Covance CLSE nglish_Custom Closed/Public Holidays 1/4_Update: 20210105 HOLIDAY CONSIDERATIONS !Important considerationsLocal courier service (pickup and delivery) may be limited prior to, during and following observed holidays in the country to which you are shipping specimens. It is imperative that you check local service schedules in advance of the HOLIDAY . Listed below are important CONSIDERATIONS when planning your patient visits during the holidays. -Your courier service reserves the right to observe earlier than usual pick-up times during the holidays. Call your courier service for local pick-up schedules.

2 -During the December/National holidays, schedule your pickups in advance of the HOLIDAY where possible. -Call early in the day to schedule your pickup. -When a HOLIDAY is observed on Monday, avoid laboratory collections on the preceding Saturday ( Labor Day). (Not applicable to Japan) -Frozen specimens should NOT be shipped on the day before the observed frozen specimens on the next available business day. (Not applicable to Japan) -If shipping specimens on Friday, mark airway bill for Saturday delivery.

3 (Not applicable for Japan) -Specimens with short stabilities (eg. lymphocyte subsets, reticulocyte counts, etc.) should not be collected on the day prior to the HOLIDAY . (Not applicable to Japan) -For sites with 24 hours delivery time to Covance , do not schedule any shipment 24 hours before one of the dates on the next pages. (Not applicable for Japan) -For sites with 48 hours delivery time to Covance , do not schedule any shipment 48 hours before one of the dates on the next pages. (Not applicable for Japan) HOLIDAY reminders are also available on the Covance website: OBSERVED HOLIDAYS 2010-2021 Covance CLSE nglish_Custom Closed/Public Holidays 2/4_Update.

4 20210105US, Canada, Puerto Rico and Latin America (specimens sent to Indianapolis)20212022202301 January01 January01 JanuaryNew Year s Day31 May30 May29 MayMemorial Day05 July 04 July04 JulyIndependence Day (Obs)06 September05 September04 SeptemberLabor Day25 November 124 November 123 November 1 Thanksgiving Day25 December25 December25 DecemberChristmas DayFor sites in US and CanadaIf you ship specimens on a Thursday that is a HOLIDAY in the United States, you should mark Saturday delivery on the airway Limited operations within Covance this day due to Thanksgiving , Middle East and Africa (specimens sent to Geneva)

5 20212022202301 January01 January01 JanuaryNew Year s Day02 April 115 April 107 April 1 Good Friday05 April18 April10 AprilEaster Monday13 May26 May18 MayAscension Day24 May06 June29 MayWhit Monday01 August 01 August 01 August Swiss National Day09 September08 September07 SeptemberJe ne Genevois25 December25 December25 DecemberChristmas Day31 December31 December31 DecemberRestauration de la R publique 1 Limited operations within Covance this day due to Easter Good Friday OBSERVED HOLIDAYS 2010-2021 Covance CLSE nglish_Custom Closed/Public Holidays 3/4_Update: 20210105 Asia, Australia and New Zealand (specimens sent to Singapore)202101 JanuaryNew Year s Day12 FebruaryChinese New Year13 FebruaryChinese New Year02 AprilGood Friday01 MayLabour Day13 MayHari Raya Puasa26 MayVesak Day20 JulyHari Raya Haji09 AugNational Day04 NovemberDeepavali25 DecemberChristmas DayTaiwan Customs are closed on a HOLIDAY falls on a Sunday, the following day is treated as a HOLIDAY (specimens sent to Shanghai)202101 - 03 January New Year s Day ( HOLIDAY )

6 11 - 17 February Spring Festival03 - 05 AprilTsingming Festival01 - 05 MayLabor Day12 - 14 JuneDragon Boat Festival19 - 21 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival01 - 07 OctoberNational HOLIDAY If a HOLIDAY falls on a Saturday, please defer to the following courier may be ordered any calendar day of the year. However, as much as possible, please avoid shipping samples on Saturdays and OBSERVED HOLIDAYS 2010-2021 Covance CLSE nglish_Custom Closed/Public Holidays 4/4_Update: 20210105 Japan (specimens sent to Tokyo)2021202201 January01 JanuaryNew Year s Day11 January10 JanuaryComing of age Day11 February11 FebruaryNational Foundation Day23 February23 FebruaryEmperor s Birthday20 March21 MarchVernal Equinox29 April29 AprilShowa Day03 May 03 May Constitution Memorial Day04 May04 MayGreenery Day05 May05 MayChildren s Day19 July18 JulyMarine Day11 August11 AugustMountain Day20 September19 SeptemberRespect of the Aged Day23 September23 SeptemberAutumnal Equinox11 October10 OctoberHealth and Sports Day03 November03 NovemberCulture Day23 November23 NovemberLabour Thanksgiving DayPlease

7 Note:(1) With the exception of New Year Bank Holidays, if a HOLIDAY falls on a Sunday, the following day is treated as a HOLIDAY instead.(2) When there is a single day between two national holidays, it s also taken as a HOLIDAY .(3) When September 21 will be the Respect for the Aged Day and September 23 will be the Autumnal Equinox Day, the day sandwiched between the Respect for the Aged Day and the Autumnal Equinox Day (22) is regarded as a national HOLIDAY due to a provision of the Act on National Holidays.